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Annex B

Media Release EMBARGOED TILL 3 DECEMBER 2013, 2030 HOURS SINGAPORE TIME

ANNEX B: PRESIDENT’S DESIGN AWARD 2013 JURY PANEL

1 Mr Sonny Chan Sau Yan

Principal, Chan Sau Yan Associates (Singapore)

2 Mr Chan Soo Khian Principal, SCDA Architects (Singapore) 3 Ms Shashi Caan

Founding Principal, The Collective; and President, International Federation of Interior Architects/ Designers (IFI) (United States of America/ United Kingdom)

4 Dr Brandon Gien Chief Executive Officer, Good Design Australia; Chair, Australian International Design Awards; and President-Elect, International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) (Australia) 5 Mr Robert A. Ivy

Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; and Executive Vice President/ Chief Executive Officer, American Institute of Architects

(United States of America) 6 Mr Freeman Lau Partner, Kan & Lau Design; Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Hong Kong Design Centre; and Secretary General, Hong Kong Federation of Design Association (Hong Kong) 7 Mr Chris Lee Founder and Creative Director, Asylum Creative Pte Ltd (Singapore)

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Media Release EMBARGOED TILL 3 DECEMBER 2013, 2030 HOURS SINGAPORE TIME 8 Mr Look Boon Gee

Founder and Managing Director, LOOK Architects Pte Ltd (Singapore)

9 Mr Ryue Nishizawa

Founding Partner, SANAA (Japan)

10 Mr Dick Powell Co-Founder, Seymourpowell (United Kingdom) 11 Ms Lisa Switkin Associate Partner and Managing Director, James Corner Field Operations (United States of America)

12 Dr Erwin Viray

Professor, Architecture Design Kyoto Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology (Japan/ Singapore)

13 Mr David Wang Chairman (Designers & Retailers Group), Textile and Fashion Federation (Singapore) 14 Mr Voon Wong Director, VW+BS (United Kingdom/ Singapore) 15 Mr Yang Yeo

North Asia Executive Creative Director & China Chairman, JWT Shanghai (China)

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Mr Sonny Chan Sau Yan Principal Chan Sau Yan Associates (Singapore)

Chan Sau Yan, Sonny was born in 1941 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He had his primary, secondary and tertiary education in Malaysia and the United Kingdom, graduating as an architect in 1963 from the Northern Polytechnic of London and did post graduate Tropical studies at the Architectural Association in 1964. Thereafter, he practised in London with Arup Associates. He returned to Singapore in 1965 to continue his practice and established Chan Sau Yan Associates in 1993, after 29 years in his previous firm as a senior partner. His experience encompasses a wide range of residential, commercial, institutional, recreational and tourism related projects in the region as well as internationally. His extensive experience in resorts and city hotels span over 39 years working with international chain operators including Hyatt, Sheraton, IHG, Mandarin Oriental, Hard Rock Café. His firm has won many awards for design excellence. In 2001, he was awarded URA Heritage Award for 45 Emerald Hill, Innovators Award for Hard Rock Café Bali and top prize in the competition to design the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok. The project Hotel Maya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia won Malaysia Interior Design Award 2005, SIA Architectural Award 2006 and PAM 2006 Award. Sonny Chan also received the prestigious President’s Design Award 2011 - Designer of the Year. Not contented to simply evoke our senses through his signature creations in locations from Abu Dhabi to Bali, Sonny Chan is also a teacher true to his calling, sharing with aspirants the world over his knowledge and understanding of designer concepts and urban development challenges. He has been an external tutor and associate professor at the School of Architecture, National University of Singapore. He was also a founder member of the Singapore Planning and Urban Research Group and has served in the professional and government institutions, acting in various capacities.

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Mr Chan Soo Khian Principal SCDA Architects (Singapore)

Chan Soo Khian is a practicing architect based in Singapore. He was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1962. He is the founding principal and design director of SCDA Architects Pte Ltd, a multi-disciplinary firm engaging in the practice of Architecture, Interior, Landscape and Product Design. Soo Khian obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Washington University and Master of Architecture degree at Yale University. While at the Yale School of Art and Architecture, Soo Kian studied sculpture, painting and photography. Soo Khian was the recipient of Singapore’s inaugural President’s Design Award, Designer of the Year in 2006. He was also the recipient of the SIA-Getz Architecture Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia, 2006. SCDA was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award for the Lincoln Modern in 2003 and One KL in 2012. In addition, several of his projects have been presented the Chicago Athenaeum International awards from 2006 to 2010. In 2003, SCDA Architects Pte Ltd was selected by the Architectural Record as one of the design vanguard firms reshaping the globe. In addition to professional practice, Soo Khian has taught in international architectural schools in Asia, America and Europe. He is a member of the International Advisory Council for Asia for Washington University and is an external examiner of National University in Singapore.

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Ms Shashi Caan Founding Principal The Collective; and President International Federation of Interior Architects/ Designers (IFI) (United States of America/ United Kingdom)

Founder and Principal of the Shashi Caan Collective, Shashi Caan’s project work demonstrates an understated sensibility, uniting the multiple layers of architecture, interior and product design. Through a unique collaborative design process, The Collective provides architecture, interior, workplace and product design solutions which focus on supporting people both pragmatically and qualitatively. The Collective’s collaborative structure results in highly innovative and successful work as exemplified by the firm’s reputation and receipt of major industry awards and accolades from sources such as Metropolis, Architecture and Interior Design Magazine; the IIDA, GlobalShop and NeoCon. Ms. Caan was Contract Magazine’s 25th Anniversary 'Designer of Year’ in 2004, as well as IFMA’s ‘Educator of Year’ for Greater New York in 2006. Ms. Caan is a multi-talented designer, acclaimed internationally for bridging the divide between design practice, theory, and education. At the forefront of advocating the role of Design in society, Ms. Caan holds the highest positions in international design advocacy, as president of The International Federation of Interior Architects/ Designers, IFI - representing over 270,000 designers worldwide – and as previous Executive Chair, and current Executive Committee member, of the International Design Alliance, IDA. The IDA is the international umbrella organization which includes IFI as well as the peak global bodies for Graphic Design (Icograda) and Industrial Design (Icsid). Previously, Ms. Caan held senior positions in three major US firms; Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA), Gensler, and Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), where she was Director of Design and Associate Partner. Her diverse international portfolio of work includes architectural interiors projects of 1300 to 3 million square feet, as well as several product lines and an executive aircraft interior for Alcoa and Gulfstream. Her clients include SEPA-The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Goldman Sachs; Fidelity; Merrill Lynch; Inver House Distillers; Mohawk Industries; Carnegie Science Center; DuPont, and NBC Studios. Ms. Caan is also a sought-after textile designer and an internationally-recognized color authority, as evidenced in her widely-publicized live-lab study, Spatial Color. Equally respected for her valuable contribution to design education, Ms. Caan is the former Chair of the Interior Design Department at Parsons The New School of Design in New York City. She has been on the faculty of several educational institutions including Pratt Institute. Active in research for the development and improvement of design education, Ms. Caan has worked with New York’s Columbia University, conducting a research program exploring the parameters and content for an innovative new design curriculum. Invited for keynotes, juries and panel discussions, she regularly lectures internationally and, in her capacity as visiting professor, she conducts master classes at educational institutions worldwide. Ms. Caan sits on numerous advisory boards and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). Academically, she holds two Masters Degrees respectively in Architecture and in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a BFA (hons) in Environmental Design from the Edinburgh College of Art, UK. Her professional work and writing is well published in design journals and periodicals. In May 2010, Ms. Caan was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts Degree by the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID).

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Dr Brandon Gien

CEO Good Design Australia; Chair Australian International Design Awards; and President-Elect International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) (Australia)

Brandon Gien is the CEO of Good Design Australia and Chair of the Australian International Design Awards. In 2011, Brandon was elected to the position of President-Elect of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), the first Australian to hold this position in the organisation's 55 year history. ICSID is a non-profit organisation that protects and promotes the interests of the profession of Industrial Design. It has members in over 50 countries and represents the interests of some 200,000 designers worldwide. Brandon will take over leadership of the world organisation for Industrial Design at its next General Assembly in November 2013. Prior to founding Good Design Australia, Brandon was General Manager of Design Strategy and Head of Corporate Services at Standards Australia, recognised by the Government as Australia's peak Standards body. Through his work on the ICSID Executive Board, Brandon has been instrumental in creating the World Design Impact Prize, a new prize to honour Industrial Design driven projects that make a positive impact on our social, economic, cultural and environmental quality of life. Brandon studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Newcastle where he later graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design. He holds a PhD in Environmental Design from the University of Canberra's School of Design and Architecture. His Doctorate focused on design assessment methodologies used by design promotion organisations around the world. Brandon is a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and a professional member of the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA). He sits on the Advisory Board of the Design Research Institute of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) where he chairs the Design Challenge program. Brandon sits on the Executive Committee of the International Design Alliance (IDA), a strategic venture between the three international organisations representing design and was recently made a Design Ambassador to Japan, an international design advocacy role organised by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP).

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Mr Robert A. Ivy Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; and Executive Vice President/ Chief Executive Officer, American Institute of Architects (United States of America)

Robert A. Ivy, FAIA, is the EVP/Chief Executive Officer of the American Institute of Architects. Since assuming management responsibility, Ivy initiated two important investigations into the role of architects in society and the future of architecture practice. In partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative, Ivy committed the AIA to a decade-long effort to make design a catalyst for improving public health through research grants, digital programs, and community planning. Expanding awareness and understanding of architects’ essential role motivated Ivy to launch a comprehensive effort to build a responsive and relevant 21st Century AIA that advances the position of architects and bolsters a national dialogue about the central role architecture plays in our everyday life. A primary goal of this repositioning initiative is to update the role of the AIA in light of the social, economic, and creative challenges facing the profession. Prior to joining the AIA, Ivy was Vice-President & Editorial Director of McGraw-Hill Construction and Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Record, where he also oversaw 16 print and 17 digital publications. Through his long tenure, Ivy established himself as a spokesperson for the profession on important issues, such as the effect of architecture on climate and social and political questions involving the built environment. Under his direction, Architectural Record garnered numerous awards, including 26 Jesse H. Neal Awards for magazine journalism and a rare distinction for a trade journal, the National Magazine Award for General Excellence conferred by the American Society of Magazine Editors. In 2009, Ivy received the G.D. Crain Award, for his lifetime contributions to editorial excellence in business media. In 2010, Alpha Rho Chi, a national architecture fraternity, named Ivy a “Master Architect.” Selected for his contributions to communicating the value of design both within the fraternity and to the larger world, he serves in an honorary, mentoring role with students and alumni. Ivy is an accomplished communicator, having delivered numerous keynote speeches at U.S. and international events and interviewed leading figures in architecture. His book, Fay Jones: Architect, was cited for the “highest standards of scholarship, design, and production.” He has also served three times as the U.S. Commissioner at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Ivy earned an M.Arch. degree from Tulane University, and a BA (cum laude) in English from the University of the South (TN). He is a member of CICA, the International Circle of Architecture Critics.

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Mr Freeman Lau Partner Kan & Lau Design; Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors Hong Kong Design Centre; and Secretary General Hong Kong Federation of Design Association (Hong Kong)

Being the Vice President of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Design Centre as well as the Secretary General of Hong Kong Federation of Design Association, Freeman Lau dedicates much of his efforts to promote and enhance the design industry. He does not only engage in inter-city exchange programmes and projects actively, but also share his experiences and views over design through seminars and talks. Having been working as a designer for over 30 years, Freeman’s art works have a fine reputation and he has achieved over 300 awards with his art pieces. Watson’s water bottle was one of the most significant and renowned pieces he did. Besides, Freeman is also famous for his sculptures and public art pieces. They are collected by museums and galleries from all over the world, including Hong Kong, Japan, Beijing, Italy, Germany, and Hawaii. Freeman devotes himself to chair design and his “Chairplay” series has been invited for numerous exhibitions in recent years. In 2008, “Chairplay II” was exhibited in both the “China’s Space Soul - You•Xi” in the Yksi Expo, Designhuis and the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. In 2009, “Search ‘Mo’ Chair” was exhibited in Taiwan “X beyond O Calligraphy-Sign-Space” exhibition and his finest collections were exhibited at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, Germany in the same year. Last year, Freeman was invited for a co-exhibition, “Chair Affection – Chairplay”, in which his latest Ming Intertwined edition was shown together with the chairs made by Mr. Zhu Xiaojie from Wenzhou.

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Mr Chris Lee Founder & Creative Director Asylum Creative Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Chris Lee is the founder and Creative Director of Asylum, one of the most respected creative companies in the Asia. Since its inception in 1999, the creative company has focused on cross disciplinary projects that include interactive design, product development, environmental & interior design, packaging, apparel design, branding and graphic design. Featured in numerous magazines from around the world, Asylum is defined as an unconventional maverick in the creative world. Asylum’s work in the creative industry is recognised with more than 100 international awards. Chris is the recipient of Singapore’s President’s Design Award ‘Designer of the Year’ and ‘Design of the Year’ in 2009 and 2010 respectively. He has served as a juror for many of the top international creative awards such as D&AD, Red Dot, The One Show and Tokyo Type Directors Club. Chris is also a founding member and President of The Design Society, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote visual culture through exhibitions, workshops and education.

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Mr Look Boon Gee Founder and Managing Director LOOK Architects Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Mr Look Boon Gee is founder and Managing Director of LOOK Architects. Renowned for works that are involved with great inventiveness and sensitivity, the practice has received both local and international acclaim. Mr Look received his architectural training at the University of New South Wales in Australia, and established LOOK Architects in 1993 after returning to Singapore. He went on to build an impressive portfolio of works that spans across a wide array of disciplines, encompassing urban infrastructure, high-density housing, educational, civic institutions and healthcare facilities. Among the numerous awards the practice has garnered are the International Architecture Award presented by The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards (2012, 2009), Design for Asia Award (2012, 2009), Cityscape Architectural Review Award (2006) and the President’s Design Award – Design of the Year (2007). Mr Look is a proud recipient of the President’s Design Award – Designer of the Year (2009). Mr Look is a member of the URA Design Advisory Panel (Orchard Planning Area), HDB (Housing Development Board) Architectural Design Panel, NEA (National Environment Agency) Design Advisory Panel and a jury member for the recent Wisma Geylang Serai design competition.

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Mr Ryue Nishizawa Founding Partner SANAA (Japan)

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1966, Mr Ryue Nishizawa is a Japanese architect based in Tokyo. He graduated from Yokohama National University with a Master’s Degree in Architecture and joined Kazuyo Sejima & Associates. In 1995, he founded SANAA with Ms Kazuyo Sejima. In 1997, he established his own firm, Office of Ryue Nishizawa. Key awards received: 2004: Golden Lion for the most remarkable work of the Metamorph exhibition of the 9th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia*. 2005: 46th Mainichi Shinbun Arts Award (Architecture Category) *. 2005: The Rolf Schock Prize in the category of Visual Arts, Sweden*. 2006: The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan, Tokyo, Japan*. 2007: The Kunstpreis Berlin (Berlin Art Prize), Berlin, Germany*. 2010: Pritzker Architecture Prize 2010*. 2011: Officier de L’ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters), France. 2012: 25th Murano Togo Prize 2012, The Prize of AU 2012. Main projects include: Weekend House, Dior Omotesando*, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa*, Moriyama House, House A, The Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion*, Naoshima Ferry Terminal*, Stadstheater Almere 'De Kunstlinie'*, New Museum of Contemporary Art*, Towada Art Center, Rolex Learning Center*, Teshima Art Museum, Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa, Garden & House, Louvre-Lens*. *collaboration with Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA

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Mr Dick Powell Co-Founder Seymourpowell (United Kingdom)

Dick Powell is co-founder of internationally renowned design and innovation company Seymourpowell. Dick is the current Chairman of D&AD, and has twice been president of D&AD. As Chairman, Dick is a mentor to the team at D&AD and strives to call on the government and business leaders to recognise the value of embedding design and creativity into the DNA of British businesses. Dick has appeared on numerous radio and television programmes alongside business partner Richard Seymour, and has sat on the boards of the Design Council, the Design Business Association and the D&AD Executive. Dick was global design advisor to Samsung Electronics and was a member of the DesignSingapore Council’s International Advisory Panel from 2004 to 2011. Founded in 1984, Seymourpowell has produced some of the ‘milestone’ products of the last two decades, including designs for the world’s first cordless kettle and pocket mobile phone. The company’s design innovation work ranges from consumer appliances, electronics and mobile phones, to transportation, including cars, motorcycles, trains and planes. The company has risen to a commanding position on the international stage, with clients as diverse as Unilever, Panasonic, Tefal, LG, Nestle and Diageo. Recent highlights include concept design work for the Virgin Galactic spacecraft as well as a concept design for Samsung Construction and Trading called Aircruise – a giant, vertical airship powered by natural energy and designed to carry travellers in style and luxury. Other specializations include ethnographic user research, strategy and new product development (NPD), trends and forecasting, product design and development, and 3D structural design and 2D graphic design. Using Seymourpowell’s wide-angled approach, fuelled by parallel knowledge and experience, the company also works with large FMCG companies to re-engineer the fragmented and misunderstood innovation process. With over 30 years experience, Dick Powell believes passionately that design is not just about being different or more stylish, but about being better - better primarily for people and ultimately therefore also business and the world. Dick and Richard took this idea to television, making 12 programmes for Channel 4 (Equinox, Designs on Your..., and Better by Design) that followed the development of new products, from the genesis of new ideas through to making them happen. They brought fresh thinking to kitchen bins, razors, burglar alarms, the economy airline seat and the all-important shopping trolley. Most famously perhaps was the design of a bra for the bigger bust, and an innovative toilet. In his presentations, Dick describes his role as ‘visioneering’: creating innovative designs for things people desire and providing vision and focus for clients.

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Ms Lisa Switkin

Associate Partner and Managing Director James Corner Field Operations (United States of America)

Lisa Switkin is an associate partner and managing director at James Corner Field Operations, a leading-edge landscape architecture, urban design and public realm practice based in New York City. The practice is renowned for strong contemporary design across a variety of project types and scales, from large urban districts and complex post-industrial sites, to small well-crafted, detail design projects. In all of the work, there is a special commitment to the design of a vibrant and dynamic public realm, informed by the interactive ecology between people and nature. Major projects include the design of the High Line, New York City; Fresh Kills Park, Staten Island; City Center, Las Vegas; Shelby Farms Park, Memphis; The Race Street Pier, Philadelphia; Civic Center Parks, Santa Monica; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London; Chicago’s Navy Pier; Qianhai Water City, China; Central Waterfront, Seattle; and the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront in Hong Kong. The work of JCFO has been recognized by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum 2010 National Design Award; the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Design; the Daimler- Chrysler Award for Design Innovation; and other professional design awards and prizes. JCFO has published and exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale; the Lisbon Triennale; ArchiLAB, Paris; the Royal College of Art, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. JCFO was named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company (2012) and one of the most influential design firms by Time (2010). As lead project designer and project manager of many of the practice’s complex public realm projects, Lisa works in close tandem with James Corner and others in the office to ensure a high level of personal attention to detail and design quality. Lisa is currently overseeing the planning and design for a number of high profile New York City projects including Section 3 of the High Line; the South Street Seaport redevelopment and the Domino Sugar Waterfront with SHoP architects; and the Greenpoint Landing waterfront site with Handel Architects. She is also overseeing the construction of the 7-acre Civic Center Parks in Santa Monica. Lisa also worked on the Phase 1 projects for Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, the master plan for Seattle’s Central Waterfront; the design and construction of the Race Street Pier and Connector in Philadelphia and was the lead designer for the High Line from 2004-2007. In 2007-2008, Lisa received the prestigious Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture and was a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. Lisa has a BA in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois, and an MLA from the University of Pennsylvania, where she received the Faculty Medal for Excellence. She has taught graduate level design studios in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and has lectured at universities, symposiums, foundations and institutions around the world.

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Dr Erwin Viray Professor, Architecture Design Kyoto Institute of Technology Graduate School of Science and Technology (Japan/ Singapore)

Erwin Viray is Professor of Architecture and Design at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. He has been the Editorial Associate of a+u (Architecture and Urbanism), Tokyo since 1996. He obtained a BS Arch (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines in 1982, a Master of Engineering in Architecture at Kyoto Institute of Technology in 1986, and a Doctor of Engineering in Architecture at the University of Tokyo in 1991. Erwin Viray was formerly Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the School of Design and Environment of the National University of Singapore (NUS) before taking up the position of Professor of Architecture and Design at the Kyoto Institute of Technology in July 2011. He was appointed Head of the Graduate School of Architecture Design in March 2012. He is also Design Critic of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) in Cambridge, MA, USA. He has received awards from the Council of Europe Swedish Institute Scholarship (1986), Japan Foundation Fellowship (1990), and the Kyoto City Appreciation Award (2001). Erwin Viray was a member of the jury of the Zumtobel Award for Humanity and Sustainability and of the Asia Architecture Olympiad in 2009.

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Mr David Wang Chairman (Designers & Retailers Group) Textile and Fashion Federation (Singapore)

Graduated with a Diploma in Fashion Design in Hong Kong Institute of Fashion Design in 1985, David started designing for local fashion houses before starting own company, Advance Apparel Pte Ltd in 1987. As both Managing Director and Chief Designer of the company, David conceptualized/designed/produced wholesale collections to department stores such as Metro, Tangs, Yaohan and Isetan. He launched his private label – FORWARD in Hemispheres – Delfi Orchard in the early 90’s. The side label expanded into 3 sub labels – casual wear, work wear and menswear. They gained exposure with publicity showing under the Society of Designers (SODA) fashion shows which evolved into Fashion Connections and eventually became Singapore Fashion Week. Today, Advance Apparel has 3 private labels – I.S. Nine to Nine and David Yam retailing in 4 stand-alone shops and 12 corners in department stores like Tangs, Takashimaya, Isetan and OG. David oversees the creative direction of both I.S and Nine to Nine labels and the company has a staff strength of 50. His duties, besides setting the trend directions also involves sourcing of fabrics and trims, production, retail merchandising as well as liaising with shopping mall operators and department store buyers. He is also the Chairman of Group 2 (Designers & Retailers) in Textile & Fashion Federation (TaFf) as well as Chairman representing Singapore in AFF – Asia Fashion Federation. Currently, David is also sitting on the Working Committee to kick-start a retail space which is a platform for young Singapore designers to launch their collection as a Fashion Incubator Project. The programme provides mentorship, workshops and seminars and is backed by government agencies.

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Mr Voon Wong Director VW + BS (United Kingdom/ Singapore)

Voon Wong was born in Singapore and attended the National University of Singapore Faculty of Architecture and the Architectural Association in London. From 1990 he worked in the offices of Zaha Hadid and Rick Mather where he worked on the Vitra Fire Station and a new student accommodation in the University of East Anglia respectively. Voon broadened his experience next by joining SAA, Singapore where he worked on commercial projects in South-East Asia. In 1994, he joined Zaha Hadid’s competition team for the award winning Cardiff Opera House entry. Voon Wong Architects was formed in 1997 where the emphasis was on residential and commercial work. In 2001, he teamed up with Benson Saw to create a new product design studio, designing a series of award winning lights, furniture and tableware, including the selection for the leading Italian design prize the Compasso D’Oro and the Oxo Peugeot Lighting design award. The studio's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide including the Milan Triennale. In 2006, the two studios were brought together under the name VW+BS and became a multi-disciplinary practice offering architecture, interior, product and lighting design. The studio has completed over 200 international projects from commercial showrooms in London and Kuala Lumpur, residential housing from individual houses to commercial developments, a hotel in the Genting Highlands, curatorship of several exhibitions including the inaugural 100% Design Show in Singapore, and the award winning work for Virgin Atlantic Airways for their Upper Class Cabin and Bar. Voon Wong was awarded the President’s Design Award 2012 for Designer of the Year. The studio is nominated for the 2013 INSIDE World Festival of Interiors Awards and the results will be announced in October.

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Mr Yang Yeo North Asia Executive Creative Director & China Chairman JWT Shanghai (China)

Known for his infectious laughter and passion for good food, the Shanghai-based Singaporean Yang is also famed for shaping the creativity in China since his arrival into Shanghai in 2006. JWT Shanghai under Yang’s leadership, won the ‘Agency of the Year’ accolade at the Asia Pacific AdFest in 2009. The agency won Campaign’s ‘Agency of the Year’ again in 2011, and the same jury made up of 42 senior marketing executives from the Asia Pacific region also named Yang the ‘Creative of the Year’ for his astounding accomplishment in the Greater China region. And in 2012, Yang received the ‘Designer of the Year’ award from the President of Singapore. Yang has led many top ranking campaigns according to the Global Gunn Report, and won China its first-ever Cannes Grand Prix in 2011. Yang’s creative reputation, solid leadership and consistent track record earned him a place on the Cannes Chimera Committee, where he was mentor to the ‘Grand Challenges Exploration’ organized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has also judged at Cannes, One Show, D&AD, Clio, London International, New York Festival, Adfest, and was Jury President at Spikes Asia and LongXi Awards.

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